书籍信息
书籍信息
- 作者：Alia Trabucco Zerán
- 出版时间：2024-10-15
- 定价：USD 29.00
- 页数：272
- ISBN：9780593850510
书籍介绍
FromaglobalstarandInternationalBookerPrizefinalist,arazor-sharp,unforgettablenovelaboutamaidwho’sseentoomuchandafamilyatabreakingpoint.
Ayounggirlhasdiedandthefamily’smaidisbeinginterrogated.Shemusttellthewholestorybeforearrivingatthegirl’sdeath.
Estelacamefromthecountryside,leavinghermotherbehind,toworkfortheseñorandseñorawhentheironlychildwasborn.Theywantedahousemaid:“smartappearance,fulltime,”theiradsaid.Shewantedtomakeenoughmoneytosupporthermotherandreturnhome.Forsevenyears,Estelacleanedtheirlaundry,wipedtheirfloors,madetheirmeals,kepttheirsecrets,witnessedtheirfightsandfrictions,raisedtheirdaughter.Sheheardtheratsscrabblingintheceiling,sawthelookstheseñorgavetheseñora;sheknewaboutthepoisoninthecabinet,thegun,thedaughter’srebellionasshegrewup,themother’scoldness,thefather’sdistance.Shesawitall.
Afteraseriesofshockingbetrayalsandrevelations,Estelastopsspeaking,breakinghersilenceonlynow,totellthestoryofhowitallfellapart.Isthisastoryofrevengeoraconfession?Classwarfareoracautionarytale?Buildingtensionwitheverypage,Cleanisagripping,incisiveexplorationofpower,domesticity,andbetrayalfromaninternationalstarattheheightofherpowers.
